Re: bash 4: source does not search current dir

[Denys Vlasenko]

On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 3:20 AM, Chet Ramey<chet.ramey@case.edu> wrote:
> Denys Vlasenko wrote:
>> I assume . command does not search current directory anymore
>> in bash 4 for a reason. Perhaps it is specified by relevant
>> standard, although I did not find it.
>>
>> This incompatible change affects me a lot. I imagine
>> I am not alone with this.
>
> This happens only when in Posix mode, and is what Posix specifies.
> I fixed a bug in versions predating bash-4.0 that caused it to not
> work correctly; that's probably what you're seeing.

Yep. I assumed from the start that this change wasn't
done on a whim. I am not complaining about it.

My mail was mostly about this part:

"To forestall questions from users like me, consider
adding information about it to this file:

http://tiswww.case.edu/php/chet/bash/COMPAT";

since this is clearly a compat issue, and it affects many users.
-- 
vda